The wedding of HSH Princess Xenia of Croy and Guy delle Piane

The newly married HSH Princess Xenia of Croy and Nobile Guy delle Piane

On September 28, 2024. HSH Princess Xenia of Croy and Nobile Guy delle Piane were married in a Roman Catholic ceremony at St. Jakobuskirche in Dülmen-Karthaus.  The Princess is the daughter of the Duke of Croy.  

HRH Duke Alexander of Oldenburg and H Ill H Hereditary Count Ludwig von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee

The wedding luncheon was held at the Duke of Croy's natural park surrounded by 500 wild horses

The Duchess of Brissac

the candles lit in honor of the bride and groom's mothers.

TI&RH Archduke Carl Christian and Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria and HRH Princess Margaretha & HSH Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures

TSH The Prince and Princess of Castell-Rüdenhausen @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures

TRH Prince Ludwig and Princess Sophie-Alexandra of Bavaria

HSH Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein with TH the Prince and Princess de Ligne

Duarte Maria de Sousa Araújo Martins with his wife HRH Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal and her brother HRH The Prince of Beira @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures

HRH Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma and his wife, HI&RH Archduchess Gabriella of Austria @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures

TSH Prince and Princess Heinrich of Croy, HSH The Hereditary Prince of Croy, the Duke of Croy, the bride and groom with their son, Nobile Laszlo delle Piane, Prince Alexander of Croÿ, Princess Anastasia of Croÿ and Prince and Princess Marc-Emmanuel of Croÿ

TSH Prince and Princess Henri of Arenberg

TRH The Prince of Beira. the Imperial Prince of Brazil, and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (nee Princess of France)

Mise en place of the dîner dansant

TSH The Prince and Princess of Salm-Salm  @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures

H.S.H. Prince Ferdinand zur Lippe with The Marquise Negrotto-Cambiaso (née Duchess of Osorio)

Prince and Princess Francesco Caracciolo di Melissano e Scanno

Nobile Margherita delle Piane with her aunt the Marquise d’Afflitto, H.S.H. The Duke of Croÿ, and Baroness Anne von Furstenberg

Princess Lucrezia Colonna between the groom and her husband, Baron del Marmol

Nobile Giuseppe delle Piane with his son Guy and new daughter-in-law Xenia, together with Laszlo

From left to right: Count Giovanni Arlotta-Tarino, Count Don Nicolo dei Principi Corsini, Bride & Groom, Marquise Ugolino Bourbon di Petrella, and Prince Michele Bonanno di Linguaglossa

Prince Tancredi Massimo with the Marquis Sophia Bourbon di Petrella

And a very special thank you to Frank Rollitz, the doyen of German photographers specializing in German noble/royal weddings.  It is an honor and a privilege to share several of his photographs here. 

Here is my original post with more details about the wedding.

 https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-wedding-of-princess-xenia-of-croy.html

New Beginnings for the Danish Sovereigns

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King Frederik X gave his New Year's Eve message on December  31st.  This was the king's first New Year's Speech.

On New Year's Day, King Frederik X and Queen Mary attended the annual gala at Amalienborg Palace.

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The King and Queen were joined by their eldest child, Crown Prince Christian, Queen Margrethe II, Prince Joachim,  Princess Marie, and Princess Benedikte.  This was Prince Christian's first appearance at the New Year's Day event.

Happy New Year!

 

@Marlene Koenig

A very happy New Year to my readers!  As always, thank you for all your support and kindness.

The Flyover was approaching the Palace.  Is Catherine going Woooo!

Corn Dogs in Paris? Day 2 Part 2: Christmas Market in the Tuileries

 

Place de la Concorde

Back in Paris, I headed to the Place de la Concorde stop as I wanted to walk to the Christmas market at the Tuileries.   Thankful for my new scarf, I was no longer cold.  

The market was crowded! I decided to have sausage and petit frites for dinner—and a beer. I do not know what brand of beer I was drinking, but it was good. I hope it was a German beer, as this was a German food stand.  

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - in Paris

The market included several rides, including the reindeer ride. I came close to buying a ticket for the reindeer ride but decided against it. The market was certainly influenced by American culture, including Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Real American Corn Dogs!!!   People were in line to buy them.  

Snails and frogs legs - the stand next to the Real American Corn Dogs!

It took several shots to get the Olympic rings

Yes, that is a cow   

There were many food choices. I laughed out loud when I passed a stand offering REAL AMERICAN CORN DOGS!! What??? in Paris at a Christmas market.    Corn Dogs in Paris?  

It was one thing to see Rudolph but corn dogs!!!  I walked past that stand.  The next stand offered French cuisine: Escargot and Grenouille.  Neither piqued my interest.

The end of the market was the La Roue de Paris.  I have never been on the London Eye or the Capital Wheel at the National Harbor in Maryland.   I am not scared of heights.  I like going fast.  

I looked at the Wheel and the short line.  I decided to ride it.  It was nearly nine p.m., as I got into one of the wheel's cars.  The couple in front of me let me go ahead of them, allowing me to have a sparkly surprise.   The Eiffel Tower's light show runs 5 minutes every hour on the hour.

I had a great time on the wheel!!

Sacre Coeur from the Wheel

Synthetic ice

I bought a hot chocolate to savor as I walked to the Palais Royal Metro stop, heading back to my Air BnB.  Tomorrow will be my final day in Paris, and another full day.  No time for jet lag, not this trip.